Banque Cantonale de Geneve : La Banque Cantonale de Genève place un nouvel emprunt Additional Tier 1 en CHF

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Nouvelle émission d'emprunt

BCGE - La Banque Cantonale de Genève place un nouvel emprunt Additional Tier 1 en CHF

Genève, le 16 octobre 2019 - La BCGE a placé avec succès un emprunt subordonné perpétuel de type Additional Tier 1 de CHF 135 mio. - principalement avec des banques privées et des clients institutionnels en Suisse. La transaction permettra à la BCGE d'optimiser sa structure de capital ainsi que sa flexibilité.

Le nouvel emprunt est assorti d'un coupon de 1,875 % payable annuellement et d'une première date de remboursement anticipé fixé au 12 mai 2025, ou à chaque date de coupon par la suite, avec un préavis de 30 jours. L'emprunt sera émis en coupures standards pour le marché en francs suisses de CHF 5'000 et il est noté BBB- par S&P. Une demande d'admission provisoire au négoce à la SIX Swiss Exchange a été déposée.

Cet emprunt est entièrement conforme à Bâle III et admissible en tant que capital AT1, renforçant ainsi la solidité du niveau de fonds propres du Groupe.

«Nous sommes très satisfaits de l'accueil favorable par les investisseurs suisses du troisième placement AT1 en francs suisses de la BCGE depuis 2014. Ces fonds supplémentaires contribueront à l'accélération de la croissance future de la banque en renforçant davantage ses taux de couverture. Le marché en francs suisses présentait des conditions intéressantes, ce qui a permis à la BCGE d'émettre un emprunt obligataire AT1 avec un coupon dont le taux est le plus bas de tous les AT1 émis par la banque», souligne Blaise Goetschin, CEO de la BCGE.

Pour tout renseignement complémentaire, merci de contacter :

Desk Taux BCGE: +41 (0)22 809 87 00 - tresorerie@bcge.ch

Lydia Albrecht, porte-parole BCGE : +41 (0)22 809 24 03 - lydia.albrecht@bcge.ch

Grégory Jaquet, porte-parole adjoint BCGE : +41 (0)22 809 32 39 - gregory.jaquet@bcge.ch

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BCGE: des solutions bancaires made in Geneva

Banque universelle depuis 1816, la BCGE propose aux particuliers, aux entreprises et aux institutions de Genève et de la région des prestations bancaires de grande qualité. La BCGE développe les métiers suivants: les services bancaires quotidiens, le private banking, l'asset management, les fonds de placement, le conseil en prévoyance, les financements hypothécaires et les crédits aux entreprises et collectivités publiques. Elle exploite une salle des marchés et offre des services d'ingénierie financière, d'évaluation et de transmission d'entreprises, de private equity et de trade finance. Le groupe BCGE comprend 21 agences à Genève et exerce certains de ses métiers à Lausanne, Zurich, Bâle, Lyon, Annecy et Paris. Il dispose de Bureaux de représentation à Dubaï et Hong Kong. Il occupe actuellement 811 collaborateurs (ou 761 personnes en équivalent plein temps au 31 décembre 2018). La BCGE est cotée à la bourse suisse, SIX Swiss Exchange (N° de valeur 35 049 471) et est notée A+/stable/A-1 par l'agence de notation Standard & Poor's (S&P).

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